For what it's worth, you sound as though you have a pretty good position. You have something that many of the pilots at the regionals don't have.... connections in corporate aviation. As you probably know, good corporate jobs are difficult to find unless you're on the inside. I recommend trying to pick-up some ocassional fill in or contract flying at other companies as long as this doesn't create a conflict at your present job. Network, Network, Network....... I've flown for Raytheon Travel Air prior to being hired at Delta. With the current concessions proposal, I would have been making more with better benefits in my last position. In addition, my schedule would have been better. Fedex and UPS are still good jobs, but contract at the majors are being gutted. Many corporate operators offer solid pay and benefits, but you have to be in the right place at the right time to make it in the door.

A friend of mine is leaving Delta in his 7th year. The corporate operator he's going to will pay him close to the current narrow body captain rates with health and disability insurance, 401k that they contribute to and a pension plan. The pilot he is going to replace is retiring. The big joke on the field is that the only way pilots leave this company is in a coffin or with a gold watch. I'm talking to two diffierent corporate operators that offer a better compensation package than I have in my 6th year at Delta. These are not the average corporate jobs, but they are out there.

It appears to me that the pilot market is flooded with regional pilots with less qualifications than you..... so keep on doing what you doing and enjoy the flying. Good Luck!